About the Book

This is a study by one of Spain's leading wine writers of the devastating effect of phylloxera in his own region of Valencia. It explains how the late arrival of phylloxera to this part of Europe had a double impact. First, it provided an opportunity to export wines in bulk at high prices to France and other European countries whose vines had already been wiped out saw traditional winemaking craftsmanship cast aside in favour of rapid returns. Then, when phylloxera did eventually arrive in Valencia, the vines were destroyed just as they were recovering elsewhere. When wine production gradually resumed, the region's centuries-old reputation for fine wines had been replaced with one built on low quality bulk export wines. The book combines historical and sociological research and analysis with the human story of the catastrophic impact of phylloxera on the men and women who cultivated the vineyards and produced the wine.Aquest llibre ?'s un estudi realitzat per un dels millors escriptors del vi i el m n del vi que t Espanya. Tracta de l'efecte devastador de la Fil loxera en la regi de Val ncia. En ell s'explica com l'arribada tardana de la Fil loxera a aquesta part d'Europa va tenir un doble impacte: va oferir l'oportunitat d'exportar vins a gros, a preus elevats a Fran a i altres pa sos europeus les vinyes dels quals ja havien estat destrossades, i va fer que una llarga tradici d'elaboraci de vins de qualitat es veies marginada davant la possibilitat d'exportar als pa sos ve ns tot el vi que es produ a a un excel lent preu. Llavors, quan la Fil loxera va arribar a Val ncia, les vinyes van ser destru des just quan en altres llocs s'estaven recuperant. Quan es va reprendre la producci de vi, la reputaci de qualitat de la qual havien gaudit els vins valencians havia estat reempla ada per una basada en l'exportaci a gros de vi com i corrent. El llibre combina una rigorosa an lisi hist rica i sociol gica amb la hist ria humana de les catastr fiques conseq ncies de la Fil loxera per als homes i dones que conreaven els vinyets i elaboraven el vi.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 184 pages

Language: Catalan

Publisher: Anaconda Editions

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 8493704415

Publication Date: Jun. 25th, 2011

ISBN-13: 9788493704414

Dimensions: 5.83 x 8.27 x 0.39 inches

Shipping Weight: 0.50 lbs

• Categories: Spanish History and Portuguese History Agriculture and Food